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July 30, 2004 Mr. Mario Nava Head of the Infrastructure Unit DG MARKT G1 European Commission B-1049 Brussels Markt-Clearing-Settlement@cec.eu.int Dear Mr. Nava: The Investment Company Institute (“the Institute”) appreciates the opportunity to comment to the European Commission (“the...

July 28, 2004 Via E-mail and International Airmail Mr. Fabrice Demarigny Secretary General The Committee of European Securities Regulators 11-13 avenue de Friedland Paris 75008 France Dear Mr. Demarigny: The Investment Company Institute1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the...

July 22, 2004 Ernesto A. Lanza, Esquire Senior Associate General Counsel Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board 1900 Duke Street, Suite 600 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Re: MSRB Notice 2004-17 Relating to Non-Cash Compensation Dear Mr. Lanza: The Investment Company Institute appreciates...

July 12, 2004 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0609 Re: Asset-Backed Securities (File No. S7-21-04) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute 1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Securities...

July 1, 2004 The Honorable Sam Johnson Chairman Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. House of Representatives 1211 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: The Retirement Savings Account Act, H.R. 4714 Dear Mr...

June 30, 2004 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549-0609 Re: Regulation NMS (File No. S7-10-04) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute 1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Securities and...

June 29, 2004 Ms. Suzanne Q. Bielstein Director of Major Projects Financial Accounting Standards Board 401 Merritt 7 P.O. Box 5116 Norwalk, CT 06856-5116 Re: Share-Based Payment File Reference No. 1102-100 Dear Ms. Bielstein: The Investment Company Institute 1 is pleased to respond to...

June 16, 2004 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0609 Re: Securities Transactions Settlement (File No. S7-13-04) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute (“Institute”) 1 appreciates the...

June 9, 2004 The Honorable William M. Thomas Chairman Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Investment Company Institute 1 is pleased to support H.R. 4520, the “American Jobs...

June 4, 2004 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0609 Re: Proposed Rule Changes Of Self-Regulatory Organizations (File No. S7-18-04) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute 1 appreciates the...